Florida Tourism Numbers Up For 3rd Q
Florida's warm sunshine, theme parks and world-renowned beaches kept tourists flocking in the second half of the year.
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Florida's warm sunshine, theme parks and world-renowned beaches kept tourists flocking in the second half of the year.
No ball. No parade. No champagne. Florida Gov. Rick Scott is scaling back the inaugural festivities after winning his second term.
In an effort to conserve the Gulf of Mexico, Florida was awarded $34.3 million in conservation grants from a settlement over the 2010 oil spill.
An administrative law judge Friday struck down a rule proposed by health regulators as a framework for Florida's new medical-marijuana industry, finding multiple flaws in the controversial rule challenged by the state's largest nursery and other growers.
Now is the time to grab your lifetime hunting or fishing license. Gov. Rick Scott has ordered a drop in the cost for these state licenses.
The 2014 election wasn't a good one for Florida's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.
Jim goes one-on-one with Annette Taddeo, for her first sit-down interview since losing the election. The Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor and Jim discuss the failed campaign to unseat Rick Scott. When did they know they were in trouble? What was it like in the room as the results came in? And why can't Democrats get their act together?
The state Supreme Court on Monday refused to take up a dispute about whether voters should choose a replacement for a Northeast Florida judge, ensuring that Gov. Rick Scott will have the power to fill the post.
To win the gubernatorial race, former Governor Charlie Crist needed Florida's black and Latino voters.
The Democratic plan meant to get Republican Gov. Rick Scott's gubernatorial seat for the next four years failed on Tuesday evening.
Manually and methodically, several Broward County elections workers are still inserting Broward voters' absentee ballots into counting machines. A day after the election, those 10,000 ballots could have an impact.
By a margin of approximately 71,000 votes, Governor Rick Scott defeated challenger Charlie Crist to win re-election. Scott received 48.3 percent to Crist's 47 percent.
After a hotly contested race, Charlie Crist conceded defeat to Governor Rick Scott in a brief speech to supporters in a nearly empty ballroom in a St. Petersburg resort shortly before midnight.
Candidate for Governor, Charlie Crist, had an emergency motion to extend the voting hours in Broward County until 9 p.m. denied by a judge Tuesday night.
A steady trickle of voters made their way in and out of polling sites across Miami-Dade County on Tuesday.
Republican Pam Bondi was re-elected as Florida's attorney general on Tuesday.
Florida Governor Rick Scott took election day at full throttle starting in South Florida, then heading North and wrapping up on the West coast.
After months of campaigning and millions of dollars spent on television and radio ads, former Florida Governor Charlie Crist gave it one last shot before the polls close at 7 p.m.
Millions of dollars have been spent on campaign ads leading up to Tuesday's General Election. While the focus has been on the tight race between Governor Rick Scott and challenger Charlie Crist, voters in Broward have a number of other issues to decide. One of the biggest is whether to approve an $800 million bond to improve the county's schools.
It seems that the bitter tone of the campaign ads that aired throughout Florida's race for governor extended to the voting booth Tuesday.
Florida's gubernatorial candidates differ on almost every single issue, including how they spent their campaign money down the stretch.
Florida's gubernatorial race is in a virtual deadlock and some experts say it's possible the race could go to a recount if it ends in a stalemate.
While Republican Rick Scott and Democrat Charlie Crist duke it out for the governor's position, there is no question that the GOP will maintain large majorities in both the state's House and Senate.
While the spotlight has been on the close race between Republican Governor Rick Scott and challenger Charlie Crist in this Tuesday's General Election, Miami-Dade voters have several other races and issues to decide.
The final campaign push is on for the two front runners for governor.
A family's celebration turned to tragedy and then relief when two off-duty firefighters sprang into action to rescue a five-year-old boy who drowned at a Lauderdale-by-the-Sea hotel pool.
Experts say breeding season is fueling a new population surge across South Florida.
The city cites state and local mandates for the charge, but the homeowner is fighting back, urging others to check their statements for estimated versus actual readings.
In a high-stakes meeting, Black candidates for Florida's 20th Congressional District discuss uniting behind one or two contenders to avoid splitting the Black vote.
After over a century on Broward's coast, the Hillsboro Lighthouse faces severe rust and a $1.8 million restoration challenge.
A family's celebration turned to tragedy and then relief when two off-duty firefighters sprang into action to rescue a five-year-old boy who drowned at a Lauderdale-by-the-Sea hotel pool.
Experts say breeding season is fueling a new population surge across South Florida.
The city cites state and local mandates for the charge, but the homeowner is fighting back, urging others to check their statements for estimated versus actual readings.
In a high-stakes meeting, Black candidates for Florida's 20th Congressional District discuss uniting behind one or two contenders to avoid splitting the Black vote.
The NEXT Weather team shares expert advice on how to prepare for a potential storm.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
The Trump administration on Monday announced it is seeking to revoke the citizenship of 17 U.S. citizens accused of immigration fraud.
The lawsuit calls the event "deeply corrupt" and argues that it seeks to enrich the president and his allies and lacks proper authorization.
The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee said the timing of the appointment takes FISA Section 702 reauthorization "off the table."
The Treasury Department will use Iranian assets to help U.S. Gulf allies recover from damage caused by Tehran's regime, a source familiar with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's thinking told CBS News.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro argues the U.S. has chosen to align against his government and back forces he identifies as complicit in the drug trade.
Florida House Speaker Danny Perez denied claims his nomination as U.S. ambassador to Brazil was tied to Florida's recent redistricting effort.
Moskowitz provided CBS News Miami with copies of virulent, antisemitic voicemails his office has received.
Critics argue his plan will decimate cities, counties, and local school districts.
Enrique Tarrio said since President Trump announced the formation of the fund, he has been inundated with calls from others convicted for January 6 related activities.
Commissioners voted to allow the review, saying if that was the only way to move the project - designed to help people with mental illnesses caught in the criminal justice system - then so be it.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
The FDA is moving ahead with a safety study of the abortion pill mifepristone, a senior FDA official confirmed to CBS News, a step that could create a path for the Trump administration to restrict access to the medication.
U.S. government plans to open a quarantine center for Americans exposed to Ebola on an air base in Kenya have been temporarily halted by a court order.
The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says risks from the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda are "high at the national and regional levels, and low at the global level."
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
"Schmigadoon!" — which was tied for the most nominations, with 12 — won Best Musical, and "Liberation" took home the honor of Best Play at the 2026 Tony Awards.
Anthony Head played librarian and mentor Rupert Giles in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and recently appeared in "Ted Lasso."
Federal prosecutors have indicted ex-Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier on additional charges related to a sports gambling sting.
President Trump said he is considering replacing the Freedom 250 concert series with a rally after many artists dropped out.
The American Music Awards celebrate fan favorites in the music world and feature performances from multiple artists.